Salt Springville in Montgomery County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Ancient Salt Springs
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 5, 2018
1. Ancient Salt Springs Marker
Ancient Salt Springs
Nearby David Linsey
Discovered The Spring From
Which Village was Named
Source of Pioneer Supply
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1739.
Location. 42° 51.558′ N, 74° 44.8′ W. Marker is in Salt Springville, New York, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Clinton Road (County Route 31) and Quinn Road, on the left when traveling west on Clinton Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Plain NY 13339, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Mohawk Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Indian Trail & Military Road (approx. 0.3 miles away); Henry Seeber (approx. 2.1 miles away); Lieutenant Wormuth Killed (approx. 2.3 miles away); Spalsbury Farm (approx. 2.7 miles away); Flint Homesite (approx. 3.4 miles away); Clinton Road (approx. 3.7 miles away); Log School (approx. 3.8 miles away); Toll Gate (approx. 4 miles away).
Additional keywords. Salt Springsville
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Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, July 5, 2018
2. Ancient Salt Springs Marker
The steeple of the United Methodist Church of Salt Springville, incorporated January 26, 1842, is in the distance, further down Clinton Road beyond the Ancient Salt Springs marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2018, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 919 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 10, 2018, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
